Railway-tie and rail-fastener.



NGL/854,993. PATENTBD MAY 28, 1907.

F. c. EVANS.

RAILWAY 'IIE AND RAIL FASTNER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1906.

| d1/ Z I' l'o all 'whom t may concern:

AENT OFFIQE.

FRED C. EVANS, OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK T. BROOK, OF ITHACA, NEW YORK.

HAiLWAY-THE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specicati'on of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Be it known that IFnn C. EVANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ithaca,

in the county of Tompkins and State of New `Yorkhave invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties a,nd'\Iiail-I `asw teners, of which the following is a specifica- This invention relates to railwa ties and rail fasteners and more particular y to a tie constructed of both metal and cement having an attaching means for rails.

The object of this invention is theprovi-- sion of a metallic tie and a rail fastener associ'ated therewith for securelyv retaining the rails properly spaced upon the road-bed.

A further object is to prevent all spreading or other displacement of vthe rails and this 'object is accomplished by use of my novel railfastener, which itself supports the entire weight of the rail g this rail-fastener is constructed 'of interchangeable parts 'which are easily replaced when worn or brokenand by taking all of the wear, renders the tie -free from wear and practically everlasting.

A still further object is to provide such a device which will combine the advantages of metal and wood and contain adjustable parts capable of taking up the wear incident to use claims.

- In the drawingsforming a part of this specification and inwhich like characters of reference indicate similar `parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention with a rail, shown in dotted lines, secured in its normal position. Fig.. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line -rc of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalview of Fig.\1, taken upon the line y-y- It is pointed out that the drawings showin full the securing of one of the companion rails of a road to my metallic tie by use of my railfastener and the immediate portion of the tie to said secured rail is also shown for the companion rail of the road the entire arrangement of parts is identical and for this reason but one rail is shown.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the metal plate 1 constitutes the tie proper and may be of any desired width and thickness and is preferably constructed of steel but any suitable metal may, however, be used.

Properly spaced round perforations 2 and 3 are provided through the plate 1, communi eating with circular pockets 4 and 5, therebeneath. The feet 6-6 of retaining-blacks 7 h7 enter these pockets through the perforations 2' and 3 and are removably secured therein by contacting with the lower surface of the plate 1. The upper surface of each block 7 is provided with an integral finger 8 positioned off-center to afford the greatest binding force upon the rail base-iiange 9 when the two opposite blocks are wedged into contact with the rail to be secured; these binding blocks will somewhat adapt themselves to the size of the base-flange on diiferent rails.

A wooden strip y1() is placed upon the 'blocks 7--7 underneath the rail and is held firmly in place by the clamping of the iingers 8 8 upon the rail-flanges 9*-9. Said strip 10 is made of oak or other material and acts as a cushion between the rail and the retainingblocks, reduces the wear upon the metal parts and is easily replaced. However the wooden strip 10 may be dispensed with, when the rail will rest directly upon the The blocks 7-7 are ldentical but are used in pairs and are set in opposite positions; they are substantially triangular in contour and are furnished at one angular corner with a slight projection 11 for the purpose'hereafterv set forthjvwiththe rail firmly clasped by the blocks7 a spaci'found 'between their adjacent edges and the hook `12 is threaded therethrough and brought lnto en agement with the projections 11 1 1, firm y locking the blocks in such position.

Said hook 12 is preferably formed of a strip of malleable metal, each end of which is bent around the projections 11 as shown.

' The plate l is used in conjunction with a IOC .basket or frame-work of suitable metal of 'are adapted to be securely hooked into the sucfiessive openings of the expanded metal. For embedding in the earth and giving iorrn and rividity to the tie, a cement lbody i-t is molded around the stiifened framework con- 4sistingo'f the late 1 and the metal-15, thus forming aresi ient support for the rails, the basket l15 being completely surrounded and protected by the plastic material, while the plate'l is of the usual length 'of the tie but to i surface for the tie.

in width is somewhat less than the width of the upper face of the block and lies embedded flush with the upper surface thereof. 4

The before-mentioned pockets 5-4 are dentures of any desiredslia e. and size made in the cement body aty t e peints of perforation inthe late. It is Apointed out that the lblocks 7' aove the plate 1 andthe feet (i, within the ockets 4 5 below the plate, are each capable of revolution in their original horizonta plane.

Myrc'oinpleted tie7 constructed fof metal andl plastic material, is approximately the size of the wooden ties which are now in general use. in appearance, mytie presents a complete facing of cement, excepting'the top in which t e formingl with the contiguous cement body a n operation, the feet 6-6 are laced. in the pockets i and 5, the blocks 7 ying iiat upon the up er :tace of the tie-plate i; the rail isplace per endicular to the tie', the bottom of the rai supported by the u per 'faces of the blocks. 7-#7 or the interme iate wooden. strip, if the-latter is ein loyed. The fingers- 8-8 are at'rst laced) at an acute angle' to the railand are t en forcibly drawn to va/point at right angles thereto, in which l .position 4the rail is .firmly wedged theiebetween and .is permanently secured by means oi' the locking-hook 12. While the terms ot the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be reierable embodiments thereof it is to be understood that the saine are susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion -minor details of construction and the right is therefore reserved to modify or vary the invention as falls within the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention and in what manner the saine isdesigned for use, what I claim as new and desire to ysecure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is:- l

1'. The combination with a railway-tie having a metallic pl atewit two pairs 'of vertical perforations therein, `integral tongues metal plate is embedded,

i'ail-'iizmge for securing the rail to the tie as set torth. v

2. The combination with a railwaytie having a metallic. plate with two pairs ol` vertical perlorations therein, integral depending touffues carried b f said )late iermanentl i e .l l embedded so as to secure the latter to a supporting body oi plastic material, indented pockets formed in said body registering with the perforations through said ilate, ilat triangular shaped rail retaining-blocks, an integral foot carried by the under surface of yeach' retaining-block, said feet removably secured within said indented pockets, integral iingers carried on. the upper surface. of

each block and bent to iit the opposite sides4 of the rail-Harige for securing the latter to the tie iis fully set forth.

3. The combination with a railwaytie having a metallic plate with two pairs of vertical perioi'ations therethrough, oi'4 integral depending tongues carried by said plate permanently embedded in a sup )orting body oi lastic material for securing tllie plate to said ody,` indented pockets formed in said body re istering with the peii'oiat'ions through said plate, ilat triangular-shaped rail retaining-blocks disposed to lie with their under surfaces contacting the top surface ol' the metallic plate, an integral foot carried by the under surface and an integral finger carried by the upper surface of each block, said iingers bent to iit the rail-flange for securing the rail to the tie, said feet heine capable of in` scrtion into and. withdrawal rom said pockets and through the pei'iorations in the plate, and a locking hook ior retaining said ingers in a clamped relation as l'ully set tortli.

4. The combination ol" a railwaytie having a metallic plate with two pairs oi vertical peroiations therethrough, integral dependling tongues carried in two parallel rows `by said plate, said tongues interlocking with and permanently secured to a metal traine-work,

the latter being surrounded and embeddedupper surface of eadli block, said fingers bent' to tit the rail-flange for securing the rail to the tie and au intermediate lcushion-liloel between the rail-bottoni and the supporting IOO llO

' plate, and a hook for looking said .lingers in a retaining-Meeks, said feet bein capable of insertion into?` andwithdrawa from said pockets through the perforations in the clamped position as fully -set forth.

5. The combination of a'railWay-,tie having a metallic late with two pairs yof vertical perforations. tllerethrough, integral depend.- ing tongues carriedv in two parallel rows by opposite edges of said plate, said tongues nterloeking,r with and permanently secured to. a. metal frame work of substantially square cross-section, the latter being-surrounded by and incorporated in a supporting body oil plastic material, indented pockets formed in said body` registering with the perforations through said plate, flat Wedge-shaped rail retaining-blocks disposed on the top surface of said plate and capable of partial revolution in i ably secured in said poolets and capable of partial revolution therein, a malleable hook vfor retaining the said retaining-blooks andv said 'lingers in a clamped relation as fully set' vforth. l

In testimony whereof l ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

i FRED C. EVANS.

Witnesses: EDW. J. MONE, T. K. BRYANT. 

